Sadly, only a handful of books (and a few decent journals) deal specifically and in depth with communication and journalism practice in the Pacific Islands. With such a gap in the literature, South Pacific Islands Communication is a welcome addition for students and practitioners in the region.

This book is a spin-off from the first ever South Pacific Islands Communication forum hosted in Malaysia by the Asian Media Information and Communication (AMIC) Centre in 2006. With discourse about the “Asia-Pacific” region usually dominated by “Asian” giants like Japan, China and Malaysia, such a publication is a good – if long overdue – sign. Read more »

Media Release
The autobiography of Sir Miles Warren, one of New Zealand’s foremost architects, will be released by Canterbury University Press this month.

Miles Warren: An autobiography offers an insight into the life and career of the celebrated architect who designed such notable buildings as the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington, the Christchurch Town Hall, the Civic Offices in Rotorua, the TVNZ building in Auckland and the New Zealand Chancery in Washington DC. Read more »

John Baxter told a gathering at Turnbull House in Wellington, last night, that he had never been able to finish his grandfather Archibald’s classic work We Shall Not Cease. He first attempted reading the harrowing account of life as a conscientious objector during the First World War as a 14-year-old but found it too upsetting. He attempted it again in his 30s but once again gave up – “it just made me too angry.” He said “hearing grandad’s” voice as he read the book was too much for him to take.

John gave the opening talk at the launch of Field Punishment No. 1: Archibald Baxter, Mark Briggs & New Zealand’s anti-militarist tradition by David Grant with paintings by Bob Kerr. Read more »